Where does “slunečnice” come from?

slunečnice (Czech) comes from Czech slunce, from Old Czech slunce, from Proto-Slavic sъlnьce, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *súlˀnis, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

slunečnice (Czech): sunflower

Definitions

  1. sunflower

Ancestry of “slunečnice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsluncesun
2Old Czechsluncesun
3Proto-Slavicsъlnьcesun
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*súlˀnissun
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *súlˀnis →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъlnьce →